Introduction: Toward output legitimacy in local government?

Gustavsen, Annelin; Roiseland, Asbjørn; Pierre, Jon

doi:10.1080/17535069.2014.910933

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“…The source of legitimacy would in this case be that the system works well enough to ensure that citizens have access to a free amount of water, rather than the existence of legitimate democratic processes or that the implementation of the public administration fulfils good governance criteria. Some scholars argue that performance legitimacy is gaining importance in the local government context (Gustavsen, Röiseland, and Pierre 2014;Roos and Lidström 2014;Peters 2010), and our results seem to corroborate this as policy-makers perceive that citizens' seem to be content as long as water services work as expected.…”

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Indispensable, yet Invisible: Drinking water management as a local political issue in Swedish municipalities

Bendz

Boholm

2019

Local Government Studies

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Local policy-makers' incentives to address an issue is conditioned by how they perceive public attention. Our study focuses on drinking water management at the municipal level in Sweden. Provisioning and management of drinking water is a responsibility of the local governments. Interviews with local politicians and public administrators in seven municipalities reveal that local policymakers think that citizens view provisioning of drinking water as a taken for granted service, and also lack knowledge of and interest in drinking water issues. Public attention is further seen as a double-edged sword since engagement in water issues often is a result of problems with water provision. The findings are discussed from a theoretical perspective of the role of agendasetting in public policy. It is argued that the view of policy-makers of citizens as unengaged negatively affects the incentives to bring drinking water to a prominent place on the local policy agenda.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

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Indispensable, yet Invisible: Drinking water management as a local political issue in Swedish municipalities

Bendz

Boholm

2019

Local Government Studies

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“…New Public Management has aimed to draw attention to another source of public legitimacy by emphasizing the importance of the users’ satisfaction with public sector outputs. This focus on output legitimacy has been brought about by expanding consumer choice that allows users to exit from low performing service providers and by creating user boards that permit users to voice their critical opinions and demand better outputs (Gustavsen, Pierre, & Røiseland, 2014). While the increasing emphasis on output legitimacy is likely to spur co-creation that aims to improve the quality of public regulation and services, co-creation will also benefit from a larger focus on input legitimacy that highlights the legitimacy derived from enhance participation of active citizens in the creation of public solutions.…”

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Transforming the Public Sector Into an Arena for Co-Creation: Barriers, Drivers, Benefits, and Ways Forward

Torfing¹,

Sørensen²,

Roiseland

2016

Administration & Society

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This article explores whether co-creation offers a viable path for the public sector. After an initial account of the transformation of the public sector from a legal authority and a service provider to an arena of co-creation, it defines co-creation and provides some empirical examples. This is followed by a discussion of the risks and benefits of co-creation as well as the drivers and barriers that may stimulate or hamper its expansion. The article also reflects on how institutional design, public leadership, and systemic change can advance co-creation. The conclusion summarizes the findings by setting out some researchable propositions.

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Local Dimensions of Sustainable Energy Governance: Case Study

Thiaw,

Badiane

2022

Sustainable Energy Access for Communities

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Innovative scientific approaches and digital tools can support the planning of a sustainable energy transition that complies with the political, economic, social and cultural dimensions of sustainability in local communities. This chapter discusses the leading role of localized energy governance through case studies of projects implemented in Senegal communities. It aims to document the diversity of approaches and tools that are locally available to define and achieve sustainability objectives in the energy sector and thereby contributes to the more inclusive goal of achieving sustainable development. Our ambition is to compare cases with a range of practices that can support municipalities in developing a tailor-made sustainable energy agenda.

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Introduction: Toward output legitimacy in local government?

Cited by 5 publications

References 10 publications

Indispensable, yet Invisible: Drinking water management as a local political issue in Swedish municipalities

Indispensable, yet Invisible: Drinking water management as a local political issue in Swedish municipalities

Transforming the Public Sector Into an Arena for Co-Creation: Barriers, Drivers, Benefits, and Ways Forward

Local Dimensions of Sustainable Energy Governance: Case Study

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